August 25, 2008: Chinese market stall

newtimer · 08-25-2008, 05:10 PM

That's not pork. Or beef. Or chicken. Or fish.

But it's definitely fresh!

(This is first Pic o' Day submission and I'm not sure if I did it right.)

BigV · 08-25-2008, 05:23 PM

Ew. Do. Not. Want.

Long pig--gross!

lookout123 · 08-25-2008, 05:47 PM

Sit. Stay. They sure are easy to train.

Good thing its not friday, I guess.

sweetwater · 08-25-2008, 05:53 PM

I did not need to be reminded of that practice. The title should have warned me off but I was too curious.

Aliantha · 08-25-2008, 06:00 PM

Although I find the idea of eating dog meat revolting, it's really only a matter of what you're used to culturally.

Actually, here's a funny story I saw on Rove on Sunday night. A couple of well known comedians, Hamish and Andy, were in Bejing doing all sorts of stupid stuff, and one of them was to go to a restaraunt which served all sorts of animal penis. One of the dishes was dog penis. They funny part about it was watching them trying to figure out what sort of penis they were eating.

Anyway, just thought I'd share that.

KillerSquirrel · 08-25-2008, 06:21 PM

I don't know what I find more amusing - the guy's smile or the handbag hanging off the meat hook.

BigV · 08-25-2008, 06:42 PM

*Camera bag*. I have the same bag at home. Smile is creepy, though... must be a cat person.

Welcome, KillerSquirrel.

ZenGum · 08-25-2008, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

Ew. Do. Not. Want.

Long pig--gross!

That is not Long Pig. Long pig is ... longer. And rarer. And actually illegal.

lumberjim · 08-25-2008, 08:41 PM

I can tell a lot about a person from their face, and the expression on it. I'll tell you this:

That guy is an asshole. truly

Trilby · 08-25-2008, 08:57 PM

In some remote cultures (maybe not now, but recently) it was totally OK to eat long-pig. So. If that's part of their culture, why shouldn't they be allowed to practice it? Who are WE to impose our rules on THEM? Who are we to say ethnic cleansing isn't wrong? If a country hates a certain group of inferior or non-indigenous people, shouldn't they be, culturally speaking, allowed to keep their culture "pure"? If it is Islamic law to kill your daughter for flirting or having premarital sex or whatever....if that is their CULTURE, they should continue with impunity. What of the African tribes who practice clitorectomy as part of their culture? Who the HELL are we to try to stop it???

many questions come up when we are talking "culture"

ZenGum · 08-25-2008, 08:57 PM

The smile looks to me more like "I'm very nervous and uncomfortable here but I don't want to show it because it might offend the guy with the bloody meat cleaver who is looking at me in a business-like way..."

ZenGum · 08-25-2008, 08:59 PM

Also, I agree with Ali that our hang-ups about eating dog are mostly cultural. I also have hangups about hygiene, refrigeration, humane killing of food animals and lots of other cissy things like that.
What a wimp.

Trilby · 08-25-2008, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

...I also have hangups about hygiene, refrigeration, humane killing of food animals and lots of other cissy things like that.
What a wimp.

I guess it's just all what you're brought up with and used to. C'est la vie!

you do your thing and I'll do mine. Keep your nose out of it!

ZenGum · 08-25-2008, 09:08 PM

C'est la vie? C'est la morte!

lumberjim · 08-25-2008, 09:09 PM

Via con Carne'

08-25-2008, 05:10 PM	#1
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	August 25, 2008: Chinese market stall That's not pork. Or beef. Or chicken. Or fish. But it's definitely fresh! (This is first Pic o' Day submission and I'm not sure if I did it right.) Last edited by newtimer; 08-25-2008 at 05:12 PM. Reason: Standard title

08-25-2008, 05:23 PM	#2
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Ew. Do. Not. Want. Long pig--gross! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-25-2008, 05:47 PM	#3
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Sit. Stay. They sure are easy to train. Good thing its not friday, I guess. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

08-25-2008, 05:53 PM	#4
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	I did not need to be reminded of that practice. The title should have warned me off but I was too curious. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

08-25-2008, 06:00 PM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Although I find the idea of eating dog meat revolting, it's really only a matter of what you're used to culturally. Actually, here's a funny story I saw on Rove on Sunday night. A couple of well known comedians, Hamish and Andy, were in Bejing doing all sorts of stupid stuff, and one of them was to go to a restaraunt which served all sorts of animal penis. One of the dishes was dog penis. They funny part about it was watching them trying to figure out what sort of penis they were eating. Anyway, just thought I'd share that. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-25-2008, 06:21 PM	#6
KillerSquirrel Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2	I don't know what I find more amusing - the guy's smile or the handbag hanging off the meat hook.

08-25-2008, 06:42 PM	#7
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Camera bag. I have the same bag at home. Smile is creepy, though... must be a cat person. Welcome, KillerSquirrel. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-25-2008, 08:41 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I can tell a lot about a person from their face, and the expression on it. I'll tell you this: That guy is an asshole. truly __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-25-2008, 08:57 PM	#10
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	In some remote cultures (maybe not now, but recently) it was totally OK to eat long-pig. So. If that's part of their culture, why shouldn't they be allowed to practice it? Who are WE to impose our rules on THEM? Who are we to say ethnic cleansing isn't wrong? If a country hates a certain group of inferior or non-indigenous people, shouldn't they be, culturally speaking, allowed to keep their culture "pure"? If it is Islamic law to kill your daughter for flirting or having premarital sex or whatever....if that is their CULTURE, they should continue with impunity. What of the African tribes who practice clitorectomy as part of their culture? Who the HELL are we to try to stop it??? many questions come up when we are talking "culture" __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-25-2008, 08:57 PM	#11
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	The smile looks to me more like "I'm very nervous and uncomfortable here but I don't want to show it because it might offend the guy with the bloody meat cleaver who is looking at me in a business-like way..." __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-25-2008, 08:59 PM	#12
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Also, I agree with Ali that our hang-ups about eating dog are mostly cultural. I also have hangups about hygiene, refrigeration, humane killing of food animals and lots of other cissy things like that. What a wimp. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-25-2008, 09:08 PM	#14
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	C'est la vie? C'est la morte! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-25-2008, 09:09 PM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Via con Carne' __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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